Author Information: Robert Kroetsch

Born in Heisler, Alberta in 1927, he went to the University of Alberta, then on to University of Iowa.He taught writing and literature at both the University of Calgary and University of Manitoba, after having worked on river boats in the Yukon and Northwest territories.He now lives in Victoria, BC, and is internationally known as a poet and novellist. He won the Governer General's Literary Award for his novel, The Studhorse Man.